The E-PL9 is the eighth generation of what is now the mid-line Pen series (sometimes referred to as Pen Lite by Olympus).
- Sensor: 16mp CMOS sensor, 17.3 x 13mm (2x crop), 3-axis sensor stabilization (3.5 stops CIPA)
- Mount: Micro 4/3 (m4/3)
- Images: 4608 x 3456 JPEG or 12-bit ORF maximum, 8.6 fps max (fixed focus/exposure) or ? fps (20 frame raw fbuffer)
- Aspect ratios: 1:1, 4:3, 3:2, 16:9
- Video: 2160P/30/25/24, 1080P/30/25/24, 720P/120 AVCHD (24Mbps, 16Mbps, or 8Mbps compression bandwidth), 48Khz PCM stereo
- Shutter: mechanical 60 sec to 1/4,000 sec, bulb, electronic to 1/16000 sec
- Exposure: matrix, center-weighted, spot metering, -5 to +5EV exposure compensation, 6 white balance settings (plus Auto and Custom), ISO 200-6400 (also 100, 12800, 25600), AUTO ISO
- Focus: 121-area contrast detect, single point, multi-area, face detect, tracking, manual focus override, peaking function
- Display: 3", 1.04m dot tilting (80° up and 180° down) touch screen LCD
- Flash: hot shoe, internal flash (GN 7.6m), 1/250 flash sync, red-eye reduction, slow sync, rear sync, four-level manual, wireless control
- Remote: via smartphone
- Other Notable Features: WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth, sweep panorama mode, no orientation sensor, GPS info from smartphone, HDR function, Art filters, multiple exposure, time-lapse
- Cards: SD, SDHC, SDXC, UHS-I and EyeFi compatible
- Battery: BLS-50 (350 shots CIPA)
- Size: 4.6 x 2.7 x 1.5" (117 x 68 x 39mm) wide, tall, deep
- Weight: 13.4 ounces (380g)
- Colors: white, brown, black, blue
- Price: US$699 body only, US$? with 14-42mm II R kit lens
- Current firmware: version 1.0
- Announced: February 7, 2018
